Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I work in pastels quite a lot , but I tend to work in colour all the time rather than pencil or charcoal . |
| 2 | But I like to walk at night . |
| 3 | There are plenty of people in the music business who would like it that way , but I have to bear in mind that people get ill , home-sick and miserable . |
| 4 | I have no quarrel with the thesis , and considerable admiration for the accumulation of evidence , though what presumably were the chronic delays of publishing leave some of it a little dated , But I have to admit to irritation with the manner in which the material is presented . |
| 5 | I 've enjoyed it all and got some great memories , but I need to concentrate on family life now . ’ |
| 6 | But you have to bear in mind that we are doctors , and as such we should really do what we 're trained to do — and are expected to do . ’ |
| 7 | It was just me at home on the blower , learning about all the various bits of it ; I knew about press and radio , but you have to learn about manufacturing and distribution . |
| 8 | Others sip nectar during their brief lives to renew their energies and to provide sustenance for egg production , but none need to feed in order to build their bodies ; their growth has come to an end . |
| 9 | ‘ We think the explosion has caused about £15,000 to £20,000 worth of damage but we hope to re-open for business on Friday or Saturday . ’ |
| 10 | But we need to talk to Earth Commander again . |
| 11 | Simons 's argument appeals to common sense but we need to bear in mind an alternative point of view . |
| 12 | Generalisations may be helpful to a certain extent but we have to take into account complex variants which are law-related but not necessarily legal : Richard Vogler ( in Chapter 7 of this volume ) for example , leads us to ask whether the use of law will lead to a bureaucratisation and disintegration of the peace movement as in the 1960s ? |
| 13 | But we have to keep in mind that we 're not gon na let service levels deteriorate so |
| 14 | ‘ But they want to talk about work , Maggie , get us into a union and all that . |